I don't think so, Shir. I'm pretty sure most corporate radio stations here in the States stick with the tried-and-true formulaic rock and country all year 'round.
Well, quite a lot of fuss. If I didn't know better, I'd think we were dangerous.
Mal ,'Bushwhacked'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
Hayden - Dec 16, 2008 7:13:16 am PST #172 of 6436
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
DavidS - Dec 16, 2008 7:17:28 am PST #173 of 6436
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I love how Nick Cave is wearing a pink Take That (British boyband) t-shirt in the video for Staggerlee.
Syd Straw wittily repurposed Blondie's song into an xmas song: "I'm Always Touched by Your Presents, Dear."
tommyrot - Dec 16, 2008 7:20:18 am PST #174 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Some rock stations will play the occasional rockin' Christmans song, like Bruce Springsteen's "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" or Lennon and Ono's "Merry Christmas (War is Over)".
Or at least they used to. I rarely listen to the radio these days.
megan walker - Dec 16, 2008 7:21:35 am PST #175 of 6436
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Syd Straw wittily repurposed Blondie's song into an xmas song: "I'm Always Touched by Your Presents, Dear."
OMG Want.
Laga - Dec 16, 2008 7:23:17 am PST #176 of 6436
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I'm pretty sure most corporate radio stations here in the States stick with the tried-and-true formulaic rock and country all year 'round.
I'm inclined to disagree except that I pretty much only listen to NPR and my ipod anymore. I recall hearing frequent christmas songs on commercial radio way back when... have they stopped programming for Christmas? It used to be that several pop artists would put out new holiday songs each year.
Radio or no you get Christmassed at everywhere you go. Step into any store and it's the soundtrack. Here at work we're currently playing about 30% Christmas or winter themed songs. The town of Beverly Hills has a whole strip wired to play carols. The directory channel on my cable has even color coded every show that is holiday related (blue with snow in the corners) this includes the home shopping network.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 16, 2008 7:24:07 am PST #177 of 6436
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's beginning to sound a lot like Christmas...
tommyrot - Dec 16, 2008 7:25:21 am PST #178 of 6436
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Rumor has it, the goose is getting fat.
Dana - Dec 16, 2008 7:30:49 am PST #179 of 6436
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
It's my experience over the past several years that one station in each market switches over to Christmas music. Maybe it's a Clear Channel thing.
Hayden - Dec 16, 2008 7:31:05 am PST #180 of 6436
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
This secular nation is a strange, strange place. Do you know that despite the clear hegemony of Christianity in this country, despite the fact that no one could be elected to lead this nation who wasn't a professed Christian, despite all of evidence before any rational person's eyes just walking anywhere this time of year, I still regularly get spammed by relatives complaining about how Christians are a poor, beleaguered, constantly-under-threat minority in this country? I'm astounded every time.
I should point out that for a committed secular agnostic, I do really love Christmas music and Christmastime, and I do think it should be a secular holiday. All of that "true meaning of Christmas" stuff seems silly to me, but then again, maybe I'm just a liberal humanist trying to oppress the poor, beleaguered Christian minority in this country (who just happen to dominate all of our institutions).
Laga - Dec 16, 2008 7:38:26 am PST #181 of 6436
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I was raised secularly but we were big on Christmas and I love older Christmas songs (Frank Sinatra! Bing Crosby!) but I can tire quickly of cheesy pop stuff.
Now I have if you really love Christmas... come on and let it snow going through my head.